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Table 1 Characteristics of study population (n = 61)

From: Comparison of self-reported and performance-based measures of functional ability in elderly patients in an emergency department: implications for selection of clinical outcome measures

Characteristics

  

Female, n (%)

35

(57%)

Age, mean (SD)

80.4

(7.7)

Primary diagnosis:

  

 Urinary tract disease, n (%)

8

(13%)

 Endocrine disorders, n (%)

9

(15%)

 Respiratory disease, n (%)

7

(11%)

 Heart disease, n (%)

5

(8%)

 Disease of the bones and muscles, n (%)

5

(8%)

 Other conditions, n (%)

15

(26%)

 Symptoms of conditions, n (%)

12

(20%)

Barthel-20 score, median (5/95 percentile)

19

(11–20)

Timed Up and Go a, median (5/95 percentile)

14

(6–40)

30s. Chair-Stand Test b, median (5/95 percentile)

4

(0–14)

AMPS motorc, mean (SD)

0.97

(0.76)

AMPS process3, mean (SD)

0.73

(0.67)

  1. an = 47, bn = 57, cn = 49